Congo Says First Vaccines to Fight Mpox Arriving Next Week

The first mpox vaccine doses from the United States are set to arrive next week in the Congo, the epicenter of an ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa.

The doses come not a moment too soon: Just last week, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global health emergency. As officials struggle to contain a strain of the virus that a...

Red Meat Linked to Higher Odds for Type 2 Diabetes

Eating red meat and processed meat can increase a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new review finds.

Regularly eating 50 grams of processed meat a day -- the equivalent of two slices of ham -- increased by 15% a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes within the next 10 years, results showed.

Likewise, e...

Free Meals at School May Boost Attendance, Lower Obesity Rates

A review of U.S. data from 2012 through 2024 finds that when kids get free school meals, there's a potential for a slight increase in attendance and a lowering of child obesity rates.

Even kids from higher-income households benefited, as many took advantage of wholesome lunches provided by schools, the researchers said.

That means th...

Therapeutic App Might Ease Anxiety in Young Adults

It's not a replacement for actual psychotherapy, but a newly designed app could help young adults with mental health issues lower their anxiety, researchers report.

The app, dubbed Maya, "can be an accessible and impactful tool for those looking for support around anxiety. It is incredible to see our ideas come to life," said study co-firs...

Even 1 Cigarette a Day While Pregnant Can Harm Baby

Just a daily cigarette or two before or during pregnancy endangers the health of newborns, a new study warns.

Infants are 16% more likely to suffer major health issues following delivery if their mothers engaged in “light smoking” of one or two cigarettes a day prior to getting pregnant, researchers found.

Those newborns ...

Obese Kids May Face Higher Odds for Eczema, Psoriasis

Obese kids are more likely to develop immune-based skin problems like eczema or psoriasis, a new study says.

Analysis of more than 2.1 million Korean children between 2009 and 2020 revealed that children who became overweight had a higher risk of developing eczema.

At the same time, overweight kids who shed pounds and reached a healt...

COVID Vaccine Won't Trigger MS Relapse: Study

Multiple sclerosis makes people vulnerable to more severe cases of COVID-19, but a new study finds that getting the COVID vaccine won't trigger a relapse of MS symptoms.

“People with MS have an increased risk of severe COVID infection due to their level of motor disability or exposure to treatments that suppress their immune systems,...

Naloxone Might Help Revive People After Opioid-Linked Cardiac Arrest

The overdose-reversing drug naloxone can help save the lives of people whose hearts have stopped due to an opioid OD, a new study shows.

Naloxone rapidly reverses opioid ODs by blocking the ability of opioids to bind with receptors in the brain, researchers said in background notes.

The drug typically saves lives by restoring normal ...

Mounjaro, Zepbound Cut Odds for Diabetes by 94% in At-Risk People, Study Finds

Tirzepatide, the blockbuster GLP-1 medicine known as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight loss, cut the odds that an obese, prediabetic person will develop diabetes by 94%, a new trial shows.

The three-year-long trial, funded by the drugs' maker, Eli Lilly, also found "sustained weight loss through the treatment period, with adu...

U.S. Births Continue to Fall, Dropping by 17% Since 2007

Final government data finds the number of U.S. births falling by 2% last year compared to 2022, continuing a decades-long decline.

Overall, annual U.S. birth numbers have fallen by 17% since peaking in 2007, according to the new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The general fertility rate (births per 1,000 wo...

FDA Could OK Fall COVID Shots as Early as This Week

Updated shots you could use this fall to shield against COVID-19 infection may receive approval this week.

Two sources familiar with the issue told CNN that updated mRNA vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer that target a variant of the virus called KP.2 could be greenlit as early as this week. The news agency said the sources declined...

Is Dialysis Always Warranted for End-Stage Kidney Failure?

Some seniors with end-stage kidney failure who are too sick for a transplant should probably skip dialysis because the health trade-offs aren't worth it, a new study says.

Seniors who started dialysis immediately after diagnosis with kidney failure only lived an average of nine days longer than those who either waited at least a month to s...

CDC Warns Again of Salmonella Danger From Baby Turtles

Tiny turtles are the cause of a outbreak of 51 cases of salmonella in 21 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.

In almost half of cases, the illness has been so severe as to require hospitalization, although no deaths have been reported.

Babies and young kids are most often the victims after han...

Could AI Help Spot Autism Early?

AI can help predict which young kids are more likely to develop autism, a new study says.

The AI looks for patterns in medical data that can be easily obtained from children 2 or younger without extensive assessments or clinical tests, researchers said.

The “AutMedAI” program was able to identify about 80% of children wit...

A Deadly Sea Snail Could Bring New Hope for People With Diabetes

Toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet – a deadly sea snail – could help researchers figure out new ways to treat diabetes and other hormone disorders, a new study suggests.

A toxin in the venom of the geography cone snail mimics a human hormone called somatostatin, which regulates levels of blood sugar and h...

New Insights Into Fighting Vaginosis

One of the most abundant fatty acids in the body -- and a key ingredient in the Mediterranean diet -- could be a safe, easy and natural cure for bacterial vaginosis, a new lab study suggests.

Oleic acid can inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria that cause vaginosis, and promote other bacteria species that contribute to female health, rese...

What Is Oropouche Virus? CDC Warns of Cases Linked to South America Travel

An insect-borne virus that can cause birth defects and deaths has prompted warnings from the United States for travelers headed to locales in South America and the Caribbean.

Oropouche virus has caused two deaths and five cases of fetal death or birth defects among more than 8,000 cases this year, in an outbreak stretching from the Amazon ...

Your Gut Could Be Source of Powerful New Antibiotics

The crowded microbial space of the human gut is revealing potential routes to new antibiotics, scientists report.

Molecules isolated from studying the gut's microbiome have yielded unexpected results that could lead to new types of the drugs, said study first author Marcelo Torres, a research associate in bioengineering at the Univers...

Brain Implant Helps Tame Parkinson's for Easier Daily Living

A brain implant guided by AI could provide around-the-clock personalized care for people with Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests.

The implant uses AI to monitor a patient’s brain activity for changes that can cause movement problems during the day and insomnia at night, researchers said.

When the device spots troub...

Scrolling Through Online Videos Only Increases Boredom: Study

Bored?

Zipping through online videos isn’t going to help you, a new study shows.

Watching short snippets of videos or fast-forwarding through them makes people more bored rather than less, according to the results of seven experiments involving more than 1,200 Americans and Canadians.

Such “digital switching” ...